Methods:

We performed a pilot study of laparoscopic TAPP repair for inguinal hernias using P4HB mesh in 15 patients (14 male and one female) with an average age of 55.8 y, and an average body mass index of 27.4 kg/m 2. We assessed the recurrence rate and patients' chronic pain for 30 months, with institutional review board approval (E-19–3735). The study was conducted from January 2016 to July 2017 in Medical City, King Saud University. We measured postoperative pain, reactions, mesh sensation, discomfort, and recurrence.

Post authors

Abdullah Aldohayan 1, Fahad Bamehriz 1, Ghanem Khalid Alghamdi 1, Rana Ahmed AlJunidel 1, Mohannad AlBalawi 1, Abdullah Zakaria Aldhayan 1, Omar Mohammed AlShehri 1